第二部分:语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a boy who would go into the forest and gather food and herbal medicines (草药) with some of his fellows every spring. However, one year, a tiger showed up in the forest and no one dared go into the forest again. One day, the boy’s father became ill, and thew*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*m family couldn’t afford the (21) _ that the father needed. The boy decided to try and find some herbal medicines as well as some food in the forest.
It was a perfect sunny day. At first, it was quiet and (22) _ happened. But later, when the boy bent down to reach one more mushroom, he was suddenly pushed to the ground. A large shadow covered him. He rolled over and looked (23)___ in shock as the tiger said in a deep voice. “You are my (24)__ . Say good-bye to this world.” (25)__ his sick father, the boy knew he couldn’t die. He quickly calmed down and put a mushroom into his mouth, and chewed and swallowed. Then he said, “(26)__ __ you can kill and eat me, but I wish you to know that these mushrooms are deadly poisonous (有毒的). You can eat me, but you will die too. My family will look for me and find you. They will (27)__ your stomach and eat your meat. Your fine skin will carpet the floor of a rich man’s house and your tiger bones will get a good (28)_ in the medicine shops. My family will have enough for a year or more and I will be given a good funeral(葬礼)and long (29)____ .
The tiger hesitated (犹豫). He saw the frightful mushrooms in the basket and (30)____ his appetite (胃口). He slowly walked away. The boy saved his own life with his quick thinking.
A. love B. medicine C. care D. doctors
A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
A. down B. out C. around D. up
A. energy B. power C. enemy D. supper
A. Looking after B. Thinking of C. Bringing back D. Believing in
A. Of course B. No way C. In the beginning D. In any case
A. feed B. open C. sell D. kick
A. price B. seller C. reward D. doctor
A. understood B. encouraged C. needed D. remembered
A. lost B. increased C. regained D. forgot
We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to 31a car because we had sold the one we had in England before 32 home. Yesterday the sales office rang us to say the car was33 . I had tried out a model like it before, but as I was not yet34 driving in this city, my wife did not want me to collect it 35 so we went together to 36 it. We paid for the car and37 the papers. They told us that there was38 petrol(汽油)to take us to a garage, where we could fill up. The39 garage to the office was about 100 yards away and we got there 40 .But when I turned into the main road I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing 41 me. I got out of 42 as fast as I could by backing into the garage43 and the man behind 44 me.
"It’s such a problem to45 to drive on the right side, isn’t it?" my wife said. "Yes, if only I had had a few lessons for46 ," I replied. "You had better go47 on the way home," my wife said. "You' d be sorry if you had48 on the first day, wouldn' t you?" While we were talking, the man behind got out of his car and said in good English," Would you mind telling me 49 you are thinking of leaving? 50 are you going to sit in your car all day?"
A.borrow B.drive C.buy D.choose
A.leaving B.making C.returning D.getting
A.right B.ready C.fixed D.sold
A.sure of B.satisfied with C.interested in D.used to
A.on my own B.right away C.in a hurry D.on the way
A.receive B.bring C.order D.fetch
A.accepted B.wrote C.signed D.copied
A.little B.enough C.much D.no
A.best B.nearest C.quickest D.cleanest
A.lately B.directly C.safely D.slowly
A.after B.with C.around D.towards
A.their way B.the garage C.their sight D.the car
A.at last B.once more C.as usual D.as well
A.caught B.cheered C.shouted at D.chatted with
A.prepare B.continue C.choose D.remember
A.discussion B.adventure C.experiment D.practice
A.carefully B.smoothly C.quickly D.differently
A.an error B.a problem C.an accident D.a headache
A.when B.why C.how D.what
A.For B.Or C.But D.So
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 36 . On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to 37 and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they 38 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take 39 of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 40 task. The professor had said they could bring 41 books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 42 each other, during the test.
43 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles 44 on the students’ faces as they noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed 45 the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the 46 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 47 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly (不安地,慌张地)in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 48 .”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 49 ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, 50 you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相对地,相当地) 52 in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all 53 this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just 54 .”
The years have 55 the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.days
A.interview B.discussion C.education D.graduation
A.would B.must C.have to D.used to
A.hold B.control C.order D.place
A.interesting B.necessary C.easy D.unusual
A.no B.neither C.any D.all
A.listen to B.look at C.refer to D.talk to
A.Nervously B.Joyfully C.Quickly D.Curiously
A.appeared B.changed C.froze D.stopped
A.then B.as C.before D.after
A.pleased B.worried C.surprised D.moved
A.Not B.Once C.Only D.Even
A.all B.none C.one D.it
A.wondered B.enjoyed C.hated D.expected
A.as B.because C.now that D.although
A.exam B.subject C.question D.college
A.valuable B.difficult C.common D.strange
A.pass B.fail C.take D.start
A.begun B.completed C.failed D.succeeded
A.forgotten B.remembered C.strengthened D.weakened
The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is _26__in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‘ll get your words __27__up and people will not __28_ you. Sometimes people will _29__things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But __30__ you keep your sense of humor, you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you __31__. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing __32__ your mistakes. It’s __33__ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, _34_ they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be __35_ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
A.listening B.talking C.reading D.writing
A.mix B.mixing C.to mix D.mixed
A.like B.know C.help D.understand
A.say B.talk C.tell D.speak
A.if B.when C.since D.although
A.have B.make C.take D.product
A.at B.on C.in D.for
A.good B.better C.best D.well
A.unless B.because C.as soon as D.as long as
A.sad B.worry C.afraid D.Unhappy
When Julie was a child, she was a very big fan of animals. As a result, 36 she ever heard growing up was “Julie, you should be a vet. You’re going to be a great vet. That’s what you should do.” 37 when she got to the Ohio State University, she started studying to be a vet.
A scholarship allowed her to spend her 38 year studying abroad in Manchester, England. Away from the family 39 back home, she found herself one day sitting at her desk, surrounded by biology books and staring out the window, when it suddenly hit her: “I’m in total 40 . I don’t want to be a vet!”
41 she thought back over all the things she’d done in her life and what had made her happy. And then it hit her—it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered 42 , and the communications and leadership courses she had taken as elective courses back at Ohio State. “How could I have been so 43 ? Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally realizing I’m on the 44 path. I just never took the time to 45 it until now, ” she thought.
Inspired by her new 46 , Julie spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies. When 47 to Ohio State, she was eventually able to 48 the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies”, 49 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate. She 50 to become a senior management consultant in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 51 founded a drug-prevention organization that 52 the message “Lead your own life with the skill and the 53 to say no.”
So, never live someone else’s 54 . If you limit your 55 only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.
A.which B.all C.that D.where
A.So B.But C.Or D.For
A.final B.usual C.next D.past
A.routines B.warnings C.complaints D.pressures
A.confidence B.silence C.misery D.surprise
A.Perhaps B.Instead C.Then D.Often
A.of B.with C.on D.at
A.internal B.innocent C.intellectual D.intelligent
A.clear B.wrong C.short D.wide
A.acknowledge B.accomplish C.include D.criticize
A.discovery B.information C.understanding D.research
A.returning B.referring C.relating D.responding
A.prepare B.convince C.forbid D.force
A.as B.if C.once D.though
A.hesitated B.failed C.retired D.continued
A.still B.again C.also D.only
A.leaves B.promotes C.confirms D.acquires
A.will B.chance C.fact D.pride
A.promises B.decisions C.successes D.dreams
A.choices B.reasons C.smiles D.mistakes
A student went to college(大学) after 36__ all his school examinations. There he put his name down for world geography, 37_ after the first day, he did not go to 38_ any more. The teacher noticed that this student was 39_ absent (缺课) and thought that he had changed to 40 class. He was very 41_ when he saw the boy's name on the list(名单) of students 42_ wanted to take the geography examination 43_ the end of the year.
The teacher had prepared a difficult examination paper, which covered 44 he had taught, and he was eager(急切) to see 45 this student answered the questions. He expected that his answer would be very 46_; but when he examined his paper carefully, he found only one small mistake in them.47_ this surprised him very much, he went through the paper 48_, but was still not able to find 49 one mistake, so he sent 50 the student to question him about his work..
When the student had 51 the room, the teacher said to him, “I know that you came to my class only once on the first day and that you have been absent from all the others. Yet I have found only one small mistake in your paper. 52_ is that?”
“Oh, I'm sorry about that mistake, sir,”answered the student. “After the examination, I realized 53 I ought to have written. I would not have made that mistake 54 I had not been confused(弄糊涂) by your 55_ lecture.”
A.having B.taking C.passing D.failing
A.so B.but C.however D.and
A.it B.lesson C.college D.class
A.always B.once C.never D.sometimes
A.another B.the other C.other D.others
A.angry B.happy C.sorry D.surprised
A.that he B.he C.who D.whom
A.in B.at C.after D.by
A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
A.what B.when C.how D.why
A.good B.full C.nice D.bad
A.For B.As C.So D.Though
A.two rimes B.twice C.once D.again once
A.more than B.another C.the other D.second
A.with B.to C.x D.for
A.reached to B.arrived to C.arrived into D.come into
A.Why B.What C.How D.Which
A.where B.why C.what D.when
A.unless B.if C.because D.as
A.first B.last C.latest D.certain